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Okanagan Animal Food Bank in need of supplies amid severe wildfire season

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With hundreds of wildfires burning across the province, animal welfare societies in the Okanagan are working to support people’s pets after being evacuated. “Already in 2023, across Western Canada, we have sent over 100,000 meals just for evacuation support. That’s not support for other organizations providing regular pet food bank services or even our own …

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The pet I’ll never forget: every night I would sing to Cackles the goose. Then tragedy struck | Life and style

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Cackles was not technically a pet, I suppose, and certainly not the border collie I desperately craved, but she was my favorite goose. She was physically difficult to pet, but I tried my best, stroking her long, muscular neck. I sang to her nightly while she sat there quacking along. Or quacking in protest. It …

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Alberta pet shelters seeing more and more pets abandoned at their doors

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More and more pets are being abandoned at pet shelters around Calgary in acts that could face legal consequences. Monday morning around 8 am, a cat was found outside the door of the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS) facility in a crate with food and water. “It’s not very often that that happens here, …

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University of Guelph experts weigh in on avian flu risk in pets and humans

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Migration season is underway and scientists warn it could fuel the spread and evolution of avian influenza. “Because we have birds moving this time of year, it creates some added risk,” said Scott Weese, a professor at the Ontario Veterinary College and the University of Guelph. “We’re getting birds coming in from areas where they …

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BC woman ordered to give dog back to ex after ‘sharing ownership’ fell apart

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A recent BC Civil Resolution Tribunal decision offers a cautionary warning to couples who share pets during a relationship – even after they break up. In the ruling, a woman was ordered to return a dog to her ex after a complicated arrangement went sour. The dispute centered around a dog named Bentley, who was …

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PET formulates strategy to become “world class green terminal”

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Tanjung Uban PLB in the future can be utilized for the ‘Supplier Held Stock’ (SHS) program which so far has mostly been carried out in Singapore. Jakarta (ANTARA) – PT Pertamina Energy Terminal (PET) is devising a strategy to realize its aspirations to become a “world class green terminal”, including the operation of the Tanjung …

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